The Lord Lieutenant of Angus, is the British monarch's personal representative in an area which was defined by the Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996[1] as consisting of the unitary Angus council area, in Scotland.

The lieutenancy area was previously defined by the Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1975 as consisting of the Angus district, which was one of three districts of the two-tier Tayside region created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and abolished by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, which divided the region between the Angus, Dundee City, and Perth and Kinross council areas. Prior to the 1975 order the lieutenancy area was the county of Angus, which was officially the county of Forfar until 1928.

The office was founded in 1794, and has had the following titles:

List of Lord-Lieutenants of Angus

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Angus is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Angus. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (July 2022)

19th Century

Notes and references

  1. ^ Text of the Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  2. ^ "No. 13652". The London Gazette. 6 May 1794. p. 409.
  3. ^ a b "Lord-Lieutenant for Angus: 8 August 2019". 8 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e "No. 20582". The London Gazette. 10 March 1846. p. 911.
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